Lady&#39;s hat



Feb. 27, 1945'.

H. BENTLEY LADYS HAT Filed Aug 29, 1942 INVENTOR I BEA/72E).

AT ORNEY Patented Feb. 27, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE $370,442 t ILADYS HAT Herbert Bentley, New York, N. Y. Application August 29, 1942,Serial No. 456,579

6 Claims. (01. 2-176) The present invention relates to ladies hats, andhas for one of its objects the provision of a head covering having aknitted or crocheted band between the crown and brim to produce variousornamental and decorative efiects and attractive designs and without theaddition of extraneous materials.

A further object is to provide in a ladys hat, an elastic knitted orcrocheted band between the crown and brim, so that a. given hat may fita relatively wide range of head sizes, said band, furthermore, providinga third zone or level of interest.

A further object is to provide in a ladys hat, an ornamental anddecorative zone of interest which may serve to permit air to circulatewithin the interior of the hat when the same is worn.

With the foregoing features and objects in mind, and many others whichwill later become apparent, the invention resides in the novelconstructional details and in their novel combination and arrangement asillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which is depicted embodimentsof the invention as at present contemplated.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a lady's hat showing one form of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary portion of preferred stitching for uniting theknitted band to the felt portions.

Fig. 4 is a similar view but showing a modified form of stitch.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modification of the hatshown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in further detail and to the preferred formof the invention illustrated in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the hatcomprises a crown I, an elastic knitted or crocheted band 2, and a brim3. The band 2 may be knitted or crocheted in advance as a separate unit,and joined to the crown and brim respectively, or the band may beknitted or crocheted as a continuation of the initial operation ofjoining the band to be knitted, to the crown (or brim, as the case maybe) y 4 In the preferred form illustrated in Fig. 1, the inner edge ofthe brim is sewn around its periphery along a line around the bandintermediate the top and bottom edges thereof, as more clearly explainedand illustrated hereafter.

In speaking of the knitted band being between the crown and the brim, Imean that there is an hiatus between the two, the aforesaid knitted bandcomprising a liaison memberbetweenthe two elements; said band beingexposed and visible to others, and susceptible of varied design, patternand color.

One way in which the band 2 may be joined to the crown (or brim) isshown in Fig. 3, wherein the said crown (or brim) is perforated orpunctured as at 4, 4, at spaced points around the inner periphery, saidpunctures being positioned a predetermined distance from the edge 5 ofthe crown (or brim). A strand or thread 6 of yarn may be threadedthrough, or hooked over a hooked needle and then passed through, saidperforations or punctured spots successively or otherwise, in a windingmanner, as illustrated in Fig. 2-that is,

over, under and around the edge of the crown or brim, as the case maybe. The puncturing may be done as an incident to reeving and coiling thestrand of yarn around said crown or brim. Where the band proper is yetto be knitted then the strand 6 is left rather loosely woven in orderthat a subsequent strand 1, forming the next row of the band to beformed, may be looped or passed through the coils or loops of the strandand in this way accomplish the joining of the band to the crown or brim.

In Fig. 4, I have illustrated a modified form of initial anchoringstrand of yarn 8. In this I case, the brim and. the crown or either ofthem, are first perforated as at 4 and a single strand of yarn isengaged by a hooked needle (not shown) and pulled through the saidperforations or apertures to provide a series of loops 9 depending fromand around the crown (or brim), so that a subsequent strand 10, formingthe first row of the band proper, may be passed through said. loops, ina well-known manner, and thus joined to the crown or brim, as the casemay be.

If the band be separately prepared, it may be joined to the crown andbrim or to either of them in the manner suggested by Fig. 2 or bystitching it to the respective portions of the hat.

In order to add variety to chic, the arrangement of the various partsmay be changed to suit the taste of the designer. In Fig. 1, the brim 3is joined by a line of stitching H to the-band along a line around andintermediate the top and bottom edges thereof.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5, the band 2 is crocheted orknitted directly to the crown I and to the brim 3 and a sweat band I2 isstitched to the inside of the hat in the customary manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure [by Letters Patent, is:

1. A ladys hat comprising a crown, a brim, and.

an exposed and visible elastic knitted band intermediate and joiningsaid crown and brim, and

extending below said brim to constitute a head intermediate and joiningsaid crown and brim respectively and providing a third zone or unit ofinterest.

A ladys shat comprising in combination a crown,;a:non-1continuous brimand arknitted band intermediate the adjacent edges of said crown andbrim, said band constituting an elastic head band for said hat.

5. A lady's hat comprising in combination, a crown having at least itslower head band portion of knitted material, anda non-continuous [brimhaving it inner, edge connected to said band intermediate the edgesthereof.

6. A hat comprising a crown section having an annular edge portion witha line of spaced perforations near the edge thereof and extendingcompletely around said annular edge, a knitted band forming acontinuation section from said annular edge portion, the band beingknitted directly to the crown through said perforations tosecurethe bandto the crown, and abrim member having a line of spaced perforations nearits inner :edge, the band being knitted to the brim,

through said perforations to secure the brim to the band, whereby theband presents an intermediate :zone spacing the crown and :brim.

HERBERT BENTLEY.

